Steve Williams has been critical of his former employer Tiger Woods over the years, but the caddie is adamant about one thing: Tiger did not use PEDs.
Williams did a “My Shot” interview with Golf Digest’s Guy Yocom that touches on many questions. Williams, never shy about sharing his opinion, gives his thoughts on many subjects, including his longtime relationship with Woods. One thing he talked about was the question of whether or not Woods did PEDs.
TIGER BULKED UP over the years. I spent the majority of my time with him on the course, so I’d only notice when I went months without seeing him. He always liked working out, and to a point it helped him, maybe more mentally than physically because of what exercise does to help your confidence and your thinking. As for his game, I’m not sure it helped him much, especially working with weights. Certainly he hit the ball farther when I first saw him than he did later.
DID TIGER do PEDs [performance-enhancing drugs]? There’s no chance. Love him or hate him, Tiger always respected the game. He knows its history and people, its standing in sports and the world. He always knew what golf did for him personally. Whether PEDs have been used by other people is a good question, because it’s occurred in every other sport. So why would golf be any different? The PGA Tour tries so hard to promote a squeaky-clean image, and we all know that’s not the case, certainly with recreational drugs and probably the other stuff. I saw no specific cases and was never particularly interested in the subject. But, yeah, I’m sure it’s gone on.
Tiger was once associated with PEDs because he saw Dr. Anthony Galea, who was an HGH guru. Given all the muscles he had — which are uncommon for a golfer — many players on tour suspected Tiger used PEDs. But that is a pretty convincing denial from Williams, who perhaps is trying to get back into the good graces of his former employer.
